Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1911 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

a 6 “ sSinesß Jay W. Stockton made a business trip to Ipfayette today. . - Miss Violette Ash, of Chicago, came today to visit heij, cousin, Mrs. Roy Blue. > Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Turnpaugh, of Logansport, were guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Shafer. - Those fancy colored shopping baskets at the Home Qrocery are very cheap at 30<v40c and 50c. .V-I. '■'* 1 1 -IP "** The Fountain Park trial is on today. Among witnesses are Fred Griffin, Dr., M. T. Didlake and W. H. Heiny. of Monticello. - . Geprge Tilton, of Wheatfleld, in town today. He will ask the commissioners at their June term to grant him a saloon license at Wheatfleld. The local physician yesterday operated on Patrick Halligan’s toe, lancing 'it and scraping the bone. It is causing the aged gentleman much pain and uneasiness. ■ •

The second district convention of the Christian churches will be held today and tomorrow at Francesville. Rev. G. H. Clarke and several others expect to attend and will go over this afternoon if the weather is suitable. Mrs. Laura; Lutz returned Saturday evening from Colorado Springs, where she had spent the winter with her ’ daughter, Mrs. A. *B. Bickford. Mrs. Lutz makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Fred Arnott. The first meeting of the Home Improvement Society will meet in the east court room next Saturday, at 2:30 P. M. All present at this meeting will become charter members. Mrs. Lois E. Day, Secretary and Treasurer.

It was announced at the department of Justice at Washington Friday that the beef "barons,” indicted for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law, have reached the end, of their technic al list to avoid trial, and that they will soon have to go into court, Mrs. Elizabeth Kennedy has been vary poorly for some time at the home of her dabghter, Mrs. George Meyers, and for the past two weeks a day and night nurse have been caring for her. Her condition is not , materially changed, however, for the past few days. , A. J. Maisonneuve, of Kankakee, 111., was in Rensselaer this morning figuring on starting a shoe shop here. He is a young man and states that hp comes from a family of shoe makers and that his father has started seven sons into the business. He will probably locate in Rensselaer. C. B. Kersey came down, from Kersey today. He and C. D. Shook last Saturday purchased from the Haywood Importing Co., of Indianapolis, a fine percheron stallion, weighing 1,850 pounds and will make the season with him at Mr. Kersey*! farm. The north end is doing its share in the matter pf better horses and this animal is a mighty fine one, according to the owners. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gundy, for many years residents of. Flair Oaks, -were guests over Sunday of her sister, Mrs. D. E. Grow, and her mother, Mrs. Lortnda McGlynn. They are now moving to Gary, where Mr. Gundy's headquarters will be. For several years he has been employed by the C. L & S. railroad as a carpenter and has been unable to get home only about once a month. It will be much more convenient at Gary. “Stubs" Gundy, who graduated from the Rensselaer high school a couple of years ago, also works at Gary. Glenn Grant returned yesterday from. Plainfield, where tor the past month he has been taking the Keeley cure for the drink habit. Glenn Is a fine young man and well qualified, especially for hotel work, and his decision to break away from a habit that had enslaved him for a number of years was influenced by Landlord George Fate, who took the cure some eighteen years ago and has never touched a drop of liquor since. Mr. Grant has been reinstated in his old Job as clerk at the Makeever house, and his many friends will be pleased to know that he is free from his eld trouble. *.A Classified Adv. will find 1L